Kevin Palmer

If there is one thing that Kevin has learned in his more than 10 years of experience, it's that concept is king, as long as it's on-strategy. This "Creative Aficionado" has proven to be a "jack-of-all-trades" and has even mangaged to master some. He once worked as a demo artist for Alias | Wavefront teaching 3d animation. On another occasion he branded a company, shot all the photography and directed the construction of the entire product catalog himself. And once, he even refinished the interior of a yacht (not his own). Kevin is very logical and analytical. He loves the technical aspects of things, not just the creative. He's currently in the process of rebuilding a motorcycle and getting a tech product patented. Let's just say he likes to keep busy.

Personality Traits
Perfectionist. Control freak. Movie snob.

Interesting Facts
Lived in Hawaii. Part American Indian. Is much older than he looks.

Currently Reading

Freelance | May, 2007 - Present
+ Art Direction, Design and Photography
Consulting and production for various companies on a contract basis. Brands included The Discovery Channel, TLC, Duke Medicine and Rice University.

Jennings, Chapel Hill, NC | March, 2005 – May, 2007
+ Art Director | Associate Creative Director
Art Director title but performed the role of Associate Creative Director for this mid-sized agency. Established Art Direction and supervised production of creative in print TV and interactive. Presented concepts to clients. Worked directly with outside vendors to ensure creative vision. Other responsibilities included interviewing new employees, managing junior staff and freelancers. Some of the brands serviced were Volvo Trucks, UNC Health Care, Häfele and Eurosport.

whiteOrangedesign, Sugar Land, TX | September, 2002 - 2005
+ Owner | Creative Director
Founded full service agency. Projects including TV, outdoor, direct-mail, product catalogs, photography, web design and maintenance. Coordinated and lead creative team of remote sub-contractors. Worked with budgets ranging in size from corporations to small businesses. Just some of the brands serviced included Igloo, John Deere, Travelocity and Betsey Johnson.

Anadarko The Woodlands, TX | February, 1998 - January, 2005
+ Dynamic Projects Supervisor
Responsible for the Creative and Art direction and production of photography, color correction and retouching, videography, video and audio editing, music composition, 3d animation, interactive design, and web design projects. Supervised and guided the creative team in the planning of internal and external advertising/marketing campaigns.

Digital Reality, Houston, TX | May, 1997 - February, 1998
+ Artist | Animator | Technologist
Lead on projects for major corporate accounts dealing directly with clients. Tasks ranging from 3d animation, web development, interactive CD, video editing, music composition and other creative tasks.

SGI - Alias | Wavefront, Houston, TX | June, 1996 - January, 1997
+ Applications Engineer Internship
Provided training and support to customers in the central region of the U.S. Demonstrated Alias PowerAnimator/Maya and SGI hardware at various trade shows as well as on-site to existing and prospective customers.

A W A R D S

+ Addy Awards, Raleigh, NC | 2007
Gold Addy Award for JenningsCo.com website.

+ Addy Awards, Houston, TX | 2007
Silver Addy Award for PinkKoiFish.com website.

+ Telly Awards, National | 2006 & 2007
Won five Telly Awards for UNC "Connections" TV campaign.

+Aster Awards, National | 2007
Won Gold and Silver awards for UNC "Connections" outdoor and print.

+ Marcom Awards, National | 2006
Platinum Marcom award for UNC "Connections" campaign.

+ National Health Information Award | 2006
Won award for UNC "Connections" campaign.

+ Silver Spur/Best of Texas, TX Public Relations Association, Houston, TX | 2003
Award for Anadarko Gulf of Mexico digital media CDROM kit.

+ Anadarko Petroleum Corp, Employee of the Month, Houston, TX | January, 2004
Chosen by the Vice President out of almost four hundred employees.

S P E C I A L S K I L L S

+ Hardware
Professional Film and Digital Photography Equipment and Studio Lights | Flatbed, Film and Large Format Scanners | Various Brands of Pro Video and Audio Equipment

+ Operating Systems
Windows | Macintosh | Unix

+ Software
Adobe CS3, After Effects, Premiere | Alias Maya | Corel Graphics Suite | DPS Velocity/Reality | Macromedia Director, Flash and Freehand | Microsoft Office | Newtek Video Toaster | QuarkXPress | Sonic DVD Producer | Various other software and utilities

+ Beta Testing
Alias/Maya - Arete Digital Nature Tools plug-in, Paint Effects | Phase One - Capture One | The Valis Group - Pixel Putty Solo

E D U C A T I O N

+ Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX | 1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts Advertising and Graphic Design
Lab technician: Taught Graphic Design 1 class to use hardware/software and provided technical support. Maintained lab equipment.

+ San Jacinto College Central, Pasadena, TX | 1996
Associate of Applied Science in Music Business Specializing in Audio Engineering Attended on Vocal Scholarship. Worked with various sound equipment and multi-track systems in a studio environment.

+ Training and Affiliations
Advanced Macromedia Flash and Director and Adobe Premiere certifications, Advertising Photographers of America (had photo published in Picture Magazine).

+ ADDITIONAL REFERENCES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST